TechForFashion connects fashion schools, students, brands and technology vendors through practical challenges in CRM, ecommerce, AI, data, PLM, PIM and retail operations.
Why this matters now
Fashion students need practical work they can show beyond CVs, portfolios and academic projects.
CRM, ecommerce, data, AI and retail operations are becoming core skills in fashion and luxury.
Technology vendors can reach future fashion decision-makers through useful educational challenges.
Challenge Lab
View all challenges →Design a 12-month technology roadmap for Maison Vérel, a contemporary womenswear brand scaling from 3 to 12 boutiques. Map their current stack, identify gaps, and recommend the right tools.
Audit Studio Noire's product data across 200 SKUs, identify gaps, and build a PIM migration plan and AI readiness framework.
Design a clienteling strategy and CRM segmentation playbook for Brûlé London, a luxury multi-brand retailer with a disengaged VIP base.
Analyse return data patterns and design a data-driven returns reduction strategy for a contemporary fashion brand, combining UX, logistics, and analytics.
Design an omnichannel inventory visibility framework for a brand operating 5 stores and an ecommerce site, using OMS and WMS best practices.
A premium fashion brand struggles with overproduction and stockouts. Students must design an AI-assisted demand prediction approach that connects fragmented data sources and transforms them into smarter buying and merchandising decisions.
STUDENT BENEFITS
Build a project you can showcase.
Demonstrate practical business and technology skills.
Gain visibility with brands, vendors and partners.
Complete challenges and earn certificates, finalist badges and winner recognition that can be added to LinkedIn, CVs and portfolios.
How It Works
A structured, transparent process — for students and brands alike.
Browse open and upcoming fashion-tech challenges across AI, data, CRM, and more.
Sign up and receive the full challenge brief — context, deliverables, and timeline.
Work solo or in a team. No coding required — analytical and strategic entries welcome.
Earn a certificate of completion, get showcased to brands, and add your work to your portfolio for real visibility.
We help you frame a real business problem into a structured, student-ready brief.
Students register, receive the brief, ask clarifying questions, and submit solutions.
You receive a curated shortlist of the best entries — evaluated by industry practitioners.
Feature finalists publicly, meet emerging talent, or build early hiring pipelines.
Whether you're a student, a brand, or a school — there's a place for you here. Tell us who you are and we'll take it from there.
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